Half marathon 6th January - knee injury!

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Sibz wrote: »

Ligaments do NOT get better on their own. A clean break of your femur or tibia would have been better than ligament damage as those can heal and 'knit' back together - ligaments don't. This isn't something that's just going to go away with a bit of 'luck'.

That said, it can be managed (fairly simply) with exercises to strengthen the muscles around the knee - increased muscle in that area can take some of the load/work off the ligament. Were you offered physio?

Step ups with your raised foot planted firmly will help. Balance work using spongey pads/BOSU/balance boards etc will help too. Doing these routinely will help in allowing you to train for events. Not doing these things routinely will leave you feeling 'iffy' more and more.

Thanks, yeah I'm on the list for physio, the Doc put me on it even before the MRI scan as there is a bit of waiting list - I'm in Cumbria which isn't blessed with an abundance of NHS facilities being mostly rural unfortunately.